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Ideology Salafist jihadismanti-Islamic Republic of Iran Leaders Hesham Azizi a.k.a. Abu Hafs al-Baluchi † Area of operations Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Originated as Harakat Ansar Iran and Hizbul-Furqan | ||
Ansar Al-Furqan (Arabic: انصار الفرقان, Partisans of the Criterion) is a Sunni Baloch militant organization active in Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency and a designated terrorist organization by Iran. The group was established in December 2013 by a merger of Harakat al-Ansar (Arabic: حرکةالانصار) and Hizbul-Furqan (Arabic: حزبالفرقان).
According to Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium, they have ties to Katibat al Asad Al ‘Islamia, Jeish Muhammad, Al-Nusra Front and Jaish ul-Adl.
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